Kurdish-led forces say they will advance on ISIS capital

On Monday, the Pentagon announced that President Trump had signed an order instructing the United States military to provide small and medium arms directly to Syrian Kurds fighting against ISIL (ISIS, Daesh), provoking anger and alarm in Turkey.

The operation to take Tabqa began on 21 March with a large-scale air drop by the US-led coalition, quickly securing the Tabqa air base as part of the first phase of the operation.

The slow pace of USA efforts to take Islamic State strongholds Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq have produced a risky us move in relations with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally Turkey. That is not to say that Turkey would not have any problem with Kurdish autonomy in northern Syria even if its Kurdish policy were more moderate, but Turkey would have not faced so many crises in the region in such a case. He explained his position on the issue by the fact that such terrorist organization as the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) is extremely unsafe for Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed he would convince Trump to reverse his support of SDF in a meeting between the two leaders at the White House next week.

Turkey has also repeatedly threatened to cancel a migrant readmission agreement with the European Union and a $6 billion refugee deal with the bloc, slamming Brussels for not keeping to its side of the bargain and providing visa-free travel for Turkish citizens. Ankara said the plan was "unacceptable" and a threat to its national security. Too exuberant in its support for the Kurds, and the US risks pushing ally Turkey toward USA geopolitical rivals like Russian Federation or emboldening the Kurds to try to create an independent state  a scenario that would destabilize multiple countries in the region.

Turkey considers the YPG an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought an insurgency in southeastern Turkey for three decades, costing some 40,000 lives, majority civilians. "And we have to be more careful and sensitive", he told a news conference at the Ankara airport before departing for China and the United States.

His prime minister, Binali Yildirim, told reporters that Washington's stance "will surely have consequences and will yield a negative result for the U.S.as well". This plan was not the Trump administration's plan.

"We are going to continue to fight terror organization whether its name is PKK, or PYD or YPG; doesn't matter", Yildirim said.

Mattis acknowledged Turkey's concerns that weapons could end up in the hands of the Kurdish militants in Turkey, known as the PKK.

The spat over Syria represents the deepest crisis in bilateral ties since Ankara denied Washington permission to deploy USA troops to attack Iraq from Turkish soil in 2003.

"It will not be very easy to put relations back on track", Ozel said.

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag voiced disappointment about what Turkey sees as the US reluctance to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a Pennsylvania-based cleric accused by Erdogan of being the mastermind of last year's coup attempt.

But with Iran and Russian Federation working to bolster Assad's government, the Trump administration is turning to regional allies, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt for help as it crafts its Syria policy.

Turkey views the militia as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has fought a deadly insurgency in southeast Turkey for many years and is considered a terrorist group by the United States, Turkey and Europe.

US President Donald Trump had promised during his campaign to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem . The Palestinian Authority is based in the West Bank, which has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

Adams was 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBIS, and three runs, while McCoy was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. Before this matchup between the two schools, Northwestern won the regular-season series, taking two of the three games.

Kidman wasn't at the French Riviera ceremony on Sunday night but sent a video message from her home in Nashville, Tennessee. But after he reacts foolishly to the theft of his phone, the father of two finds himself dragged into shameful situations.

On Sunday, police carried out searches in Manchester's Moss Side and the Old Trafford area, where a 25-year-old man was arrested. A severe threat means an attack is "highly likely", according to the scale set by Britain's Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre.

North Korea, which has conducted dozens of missile tests and tested two nuclear bombs since the start of 2016 in defiance of U.N. North Korea has said its missile testing is in reaction to threats against it by the South, the United States and Japan.

Love and Irving's value was particularly notable during Game 4 when the Celtics were audaciously threatening to level the series . Durant wants a ring and what better way than to get his first by beating the player that snatched his initial moment from him.

They are created to show military force and demonstrate support for free movement of shipping in worldwide waters. China has repeatedly warned the United States against any military activities in the South China Sea .

Smith, who is in Toronto filming his upcoming romantic drama Life In A Year , first claimed the hotel made him "want to throw up". Jaden Smith's stay at Toronto's Four Season hotel was anything less than comfortable, the actor ranted on Twitter .

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